2 People 7235 Fact-checks 2422 Articles People (2) Organizers for Bernie 2020 Our Democracy 2020 Fact-checks (7235) Viral image stated on February 11, 2019 in a Facebook post: Quotes Robert Mueller as saying, "We must move as quickly as possible to a one-world government; a one-world religion; under a one world leader." By Ciara O'Rourke• February 14, 2019 Bloggers stated on April 12, 2018 in a blog post: "Obama Announces Bid To Become UN Secretary General" By Miriam Valverde• April 13, 2018 Rick Scott stated on September 11, 2018 in in a TV ad: "Fourth grade reading and math scores, first in the nation. Eighth grade reading, first. High school AP classes and college education, both ranked first in the nation." By Kyra Haas• September 26, 2018 Facebook posts stated on July 10, 2019 in a Facebook post: Former President Barack Obama gave Presidential Medals of Freedom to Bill Cosby, Anthony Weiner and Harvey Weinstein. By Daniel Funke• July 16, 2019 Glenn Youngkin stated on January 17, 2022 in a speech.: “Sixty percent of (Virginia's) children don’t meet national proficiency standards…” By Warren Fiske• February 2, 2022 Mitch Carmichael stated on February 14, 2019 in an interview with WV MetroNews: In West Virginia, "our students enter in at fourth grade the first time they’re tested, 37th or 38th in the nation—which is not good, but it’s not horrible. By the time they’re in the 8th grade, they’re 46th or 47th, and then upon 11th grade testing they’re near last." By Al Bernardi• April 3, 2019 Bloggers stated on May 03, 2017 in a headline: "Clinton Foundation ordered to cease operations – Chelsea (Clinton) charged with fraud!" By Joshua Gillin• May 9, 2017 Newt Gingrich stated on January 04, 2010 in an interview on 'The O'Reilly Factor': A recent Obama executive order could "lead to a number of investigations by Interpol in the United States, potentially aimed at American officials." By Kevin Robillard• January 13, 2010 Nikki Haley stated on June 07, 2022 in a Facebook post: Americans aren’t required to show IDs to vote. By Jeff Cercone• June 13, 2022 Joni Ernst stated on January 23, 2022 in an interview: In Iowa, “since we have put a number of the voting laws into place over the last several years — voter ID is one of those — we've actually seen voter participation increase, even in off-election years.” By Lyle Muller• January 26, 2022 Duey Stroebel stated on March 07, 2021 in a TV interview: "We’ve had more voter turnout since voter ID was passed than ever before." By Eric Litke• March 19, 2021 Facebook posts stated on April 11, 2020 in a Facebook post: “The COVID-19 future vaccine will come with the ID — a mark. The ID tells everyone you are free of COVID.” By Ciara O'Rourke• May 22, 2020 Joe Biden stated on August 26, 2021 in a proclamation: Women are "disproportionately impacted by voter ID laws — especially married women who change their names, or those whose IDs do not accurately reflect their gender." By Amy Sherman• September 7, 2021 Donald Trump stated on January 07, 2022 in an email: Democrats “are trying to ban voter ID.” By Amy Sherman• January 11, 2022 Facebook posts stated on December 10, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Wisconsin 2020 election investigation finds more illegal votes were cast than Biden's margin of victory.” By Tom Kertscher• December 13, 2021 Facebook posts stated on September 07, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says that Olive Garden is "funding" President Trump's 2020 re-election campaign. By Samantha Putterman• October 28, 2019 Robin Vos stated on November 22, 2020 in Interview: “We passed one of the first (COVID-19) bills in the entire country, empowering Gov. Evers to act.” By Haley BeMiller• November 25, 2020 Facebook posts stated on February 26, 2021 in a Facebook post: Identification is required “to get into Washington DC.” By Ciara O'Rourke• March 1, 2021 Dan Bongino stated on October 11, 2022 in a video: The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation pledged $200 million for digital IDs as part of a shift toward a “totalitarian society.” By Andy Nguyen• October 26, 2022 Mitt Romney stated on January 25, 2012 in a Spanish-language radio ad: Says Newt Gingrich said "Spanish is the language of the ghetto." By Aaron Sharockman• January 25, 2012 Articles (2422) Checking claims in Iowa Gov. Reynolds’ sixth Condition of the State address By Emily Delgado, Liam Halawith, Sabine Martin, Lauren White• January 12, 2023 Fact-checking Ron DeSantis in New Hampshire on education, economy and drugs By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman• October 15, 2023 How Ted Nugent’s claim about voter turnout, suppression presents a false choice By Amy Sherman• January 26, 2022 Ask PolitiFact: Are New York’s voter laws more restrictive than Georgia’s? By Amy Sherman• April 8, 2021 Fact-checking Trump’s statement that Native Americans were paid to vote By Amy Sherman• June 10, 2021 'Zuckerbucks' for 2022 elections? Republicans say thumbs down By Amy Sherman• March 15, 2022 The battleground states where Republicans want to overhaul voting laws By Amy Sherman• January 31, 2022 No evidence that a Lansing, Mich., protester said he has COVID-19 By Arielle Kass• April 23, 2020 What’s in the Senate Democrats’ new voting rights bill? By Amy Sherman• September 21, 2021 Republicans facing off in 2022 GOP primaries are running ads claiming the 2020 election was stolen By Tom Kertscher• February 2, 2022 Are there 28 new, restrictive voting laws? Not exactly By Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman, Miriam Valverde• July 21, 2021 Who is Tim Ryan? A bio of the Democratic presidential candidate By Julianna Rennie• June 24, 2019 Fact-checking Progress 2028, the pro-Trump super PAC impersonating Democrats By Samantha Putterman• November 1, 2024 Are you ready for Election 2020? Test yourself on the facts with PolitiTruth By Josie Hollingsworth• October 13, 2020 As extremes shape voter ID debate, the rules keep getting stricter By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• August 9, 2021 NBA bubble keeps virus contained, but not misinformation By Bill McCarthy• August 5, 2020 How to watch the first presidential debate of 2020 By Josie Hollingsworth• September 28, 2020 Ask PolitiFact: What steps do election officials take to prevent fraud? By Amy Sherman• June 1, 2022 Same-day voter registration is on the Democrats’ wishlist. Why do some Republicans oppose it? By Amy Sherman• January 19, 2022 Are schoolchildren not vectors for COVID-19 as Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said? By Amy Sherman• July 16, 2020
Viral image stated on February 11, 2019 in a Facebook post: Quotes Robert Mueller as saying, "We must move as quickly as possible to a one-world government; a one-world religion; under a one world leader." By Ciara O'Rourke• February 14, 2019 Bloggers stated on April 12, 2018 in a blog post: "Obama Announces Bid To Become UN Secretary General" By Miriam Valverde• April 13, 2018 Rick Scott stated on September 11, 2018 in in a TV ad: "Fourth grade reading and math scores, first in the nation. Eighth grade reading, first. High school AP classes and college education, both ranked first in the nation." By Kyra Haas• September 26, 2018 Facebook posts stated on July 10, 2019 in a Facebook post: Former President Barack Obama gave Presidential Medals of Freedom to Bill Cosby, Anthony Weiner and Harvey Weinstein. By Daniel Funke• July 16, 2019 Glenn Youngkin stated on January 17, 2022 in a speech.: “Sixty percent of (Virginia's) children don’t meet national proficiency standards…” By Warren Fiske• February 2, 2022 Mitch Carmichael stated on February 14, 2019 in an interview with WV MetroNews: In West Virginia, "our students enter in at fourth grade the first time they’re tested, 37th or 38th in the nation—which is not good, but it’s not horrible. By the time they’re in the 8th grade, they’re 46th or 47th, and then upon 11th grade testing they’re near last." By Al Bernardi• April 3, 2019 Bloggers stated on May 03, 2017 in a headline: "Clinton Foundation ordered to cease operations – Chelsea (Clinton) charged with fraud!" By Joshua Gillin• May 9, 2017 Newt Gingrich stated on January 04, 2010 in an interview on 'The O'Reilly Factor': A recent Obama executive order could "lead to a number of investigations by Interpol in the United States, potentially aimed at American officials." By Kevin Robillard• January 13, 2010 Nikki Haley stated on June 07, 2022 in a Facebook post: Americans aren’t required to show IDs to vote. By Jeff Cercone• June 13, 2022 Joni Ernst stated on January 23, 2022 in an interview: In Iowa, “since we have put a number of the voting laws into place over the last several years — voter ID is one of those — we've actually seen voter participation increase, even in off-election years.” By Lyle Muller• January 26, 2022 Duey Stroebel stated on March 07, 2021 in a TV interview: "We’ve had more voter turnout since voter ID was passed than ever before." By Eric Litke• March 19, 2021 Facebook posts stated on April 11, 2020 in a Facebook post: “The COVID-19 future vaccine will come with the ID — a mark. The ID tells everyone you are free of COVID.” By Ciara O'Rourke• May 22, 2020 Joe Biden stated on August 26, 2021 in a proclamation: Women are "disproportionately impacted by voter ID laws — especially married women who change their names, or those whose IDs do not accurately reflect their gender." By Amy Sherman• September 7, 2021 Donald Trump stated on January 07, 2022 in an email: Democrats “are trying to ban voter ID.” By Amy Sherman• January 11, 2022 Facebook posts stated on December 10, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Wisconsin 2020 election investigation finds more illegal votes were cast than Biden's margin of victory.” By Tom Kertscher• December 13, 2021 Facebook posts stated on September 07, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says that Olive Garden is "funding" President Trump's 2020 re-election campaign. By Samantha Putterman• October 28, 2019 Robin Vos stated on November 22, 2020 in Interview: “We passed one of the first (COVID-19) bills in the entire country, empowering Gov. Evers to act.” By Haley BeMiller• November 25, 2020 Facebook posts stated on February 26, 2021 in a Facebook post: Identification is required “to get into Washington DC.” By Ciara O'Rourke• March 1, 2021 Dan Bongino stated on October 11, 2022 in a video: The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation pledged $200 million for digital IDs as part of a shift toward a “totalitarian society.” By Andy Nguyen• October 26, 2022 Mitt Romney stated on January 25, 2012 in a Spanish-language radio ad: Says Newt Gingrich said "Spanish is the language of the ghetto." By Aaron Sharockman• January 25, 2012
Checking claims in Iowa Gov. Reynolds’ sixth Condition of the State address By Emily Delgado, Liam Halawith, Sabine Martin, Lauren White• January 12, 2023 Fact-checking Ron DeSantis in New Hampshire on education, economy and drugs By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman• October 15, 2023 How Ted Nugent’s claim about voter turnout, suppression presents a false choice By Amy Sherman• January 26, 2022 Ask PolitiFact: Are New York’s voter laws more restrictive than Georgia’s? By Amy Sherman• April 8, 2021 Fact-checking Trump’s statement that Native Americans were paid to vote By Amy Sherman• June 10, 2021 'Zuckerbucks' for 2022 elections? Republicans say thumbs down By Amy Sherman• March 15, 2022 The battleground states where Republicans want to overhaul voting laws By Amy Sherman• January 31, 2022 No evidence that a Lansing, Mich., protester said he has COVID-19 By Arielle Kass• April 23, 2020 What’s in the Senate Democrats’ new voting rights bill? By Amy Sherman• September 21, 2021 Republicans facing off in 2022 GOP primaries are running ads claiming the 2020 election was stolen By Tom Kertscher• February 2, 2022 Are there 28 new, restrictive voting laws? Not exactly By Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman, Miriam Valverde• July 21, 2021 Who is Tim Ryan? A bio of the Democratic presidential candidate By Julianna Rennie• June 24, 2019 Fact-checking Progress 2028, the pro-Trump super PAC impersonating Democrats By Samantha Putterman• November 1, 2024 Are you ready for Election 2020? Test yourself on the facts with PolitiTruth By Josie Hollingsworth• October 13, 2020 As extremes shape voter ID debate, the rules keep getting stricter By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• August 9, 2021 NBA bubble keeps virus contained, but not misinformation By Bill McCarthy• August 5, 2020 How to watch the first presidential debate of 2020 By Josie Hollingsworth• September 28, 2020 Ask PolitiFact: What steps do election officials take to prevent fraud? By Amy Sherman• June 1, 2022 Same-day voter registration is on the Democrats’ wishlist. Why do some Republicans oppose it? By Amy Sherman• January 19, 2022 Are schoolchildren not vectors for COVID-19 as Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said? By Amy Sherman• July 16, 2020
